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january 21st that is my question totheu.s. congress.>> that's a fair question. so while we're talking, we're juggling here, i want to let you know we mentioned that vice president mike pence is today in ohio. he is touring reynoldsburg manufacturers speaking with small business owners. he's touring an electronic manufacturing plantin. do you want to listen in for a moment? let's listen in and you stick with me. >> no problem. >> and thank you to mayor brad mccloud for being here today and for your great leadership of this great community. it's a privilege to have all of you with us today and the president and i are grateful for your support. and finally, thank you to gary james and the whole team here for hosting us today. dynalab is a true american success story. since 1981, you all have been doing here what our country does best, taking big ideas and bricking them to life on the factory floor. it's amazing to see what you've accomplished. over 300 employees in a state-of-the-art facility, a great reputation. congratulations to the whole dynalab team. you are the american dre

january 21st that is my question to the u.s. congress. >> that's a fair question. so while we're talking, we're juggling here, i want to let you know we mentioned that vice president mike pence is today in ohio. he is touring reynoldsburg manufacturers speaking with small business owners. he's touring an electronic manufacturing plantin. do you want to listen in for a moment? let's listen in and you stick with me. >> no problem. >> and thank you to mayor brad mccloud for...

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explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> russia hackers are not just going aftertheu.s. government.civilians are also a target. cyberphishing reached the e-mail of john podesta but every day people fall prey to these techniques. a group of russian hackers stole half a billion yahoo accounts. more complex malware was used to steal passwords, access to device backups and log keystrokes. joining us is chief scientist at flash point. so russian hackers, it's in the headlines. you and i have talked about this going after u.s. government officials and entities. they are also going after every day americans. what's the number and the frequency that you would think of that would say this is a big deal. >> because there's a difference that used to be a separate line between nation state adversaries and criminal, it's blended so much so now i could say every ten seconds there is a russian criminal action against a u.s. account. now this is mostly automated because of the tools that do it automatically for them. >> every ten seconds. >> i would say. >> and who are these russian g

explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> russia hackers are not just going after the u.s. government. civilians are also a target. cyberphishing reached the e-mail of john podesta but every day people fall prey to these techniques. a group of russian hackers stole half a billion yahoo accounts. more complex malware was used to steal passwords, access to device backups and log keystrokes. joining us is chief scientist at flash point. so russian hackers, it's in the headlines....

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were picked up astheu.s. intelligencenormal business listens in on foreign dignitaries or foreign ambassadors for when there's a new president elected would be talking about an administration and associates of the president coming in and wanting to get to know them. there's no sense that there's surveillance that targeted the president in particular. still waiting to see if anything is produced along those lines. president trump clearly wants to refocus attention and is obviously bothered by the nature of his tweets with a discussion of the russian investigation, which is not only happening on capitol hill but with the fbi. yasmin? >> let's talk about this. kelly o'donnell, thank you for joining us. the president, again, blames the media for pushing a phony russia story. sean spicer has struck a slightly different tone saying the administration is doing everything they can to support a full investigation into russia's activities. >> we're going to the point where we've actually encouraged people to go talk to the house and senate intelligence committee and the appropriate investig

were picked up as the u.s. intelligence normal business listens in on foreign dignitaries or foreign ambassadors for when there's a new president elected would be talking about an administration and associates of the president coming in and wanting to get to know them. there's no sense that there's surveillance that targeted the president in particular. still waiting to see if anything is produced along those lines. president trump clearly wants to refocus attention and is obviously bothered...

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really good data and really good targeting of information. and they clearly were using that intheu.s. beforethe election in some connection to the trump campaign knowingly or not and that is really important for us to look at and to understand because it is -- since 2012 there's been evidence that the kremlin has been using this. they sort of started trying to use this voter turnout effort in georgia in 2012. they've gotten much better at it and they're using it in the united states and it is still there and they're still using it. >> you are versed on the very technical level of what this sort of espionage might be, the counterintelligence we're going through right now. you're sitting now on the committee with members nunes and schiff, what's the question you want answered specific that will help us move forward in these questions that we have? >> i think the real question is what kind of communication was there between russian officials and members of the trump campaign during and after the campaign? i think part of it is going to be information. part of it is going to be money. p

really good data and really good targeting of information. and they clearly were using that in the u.s. before the election in some connection to the trump campaign knowingly or not and that is really important for us to look at and to understand because it is -- since 2012 there's been evidence that the kremlin has been using this. they sort of started trying to use this voter turnout effort in georgia in 2012. they've gotten much better at it and they're using it in the united states and it...

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theu.s. intelligencecommunity at their disposal. congressional investigations are relying on the executive branch to get documents. they have a harder time getting witnesses to -- compelling witnesses to speak. i think that the fbi is where the action is here. the congressional investigation, though, is important to bring this matter to the public because a counterintelligence investigation is a secret thing and we may never learn the full extent of what the fbi found. it's up to congress to bring this to the public. >> circling back to skrajames c. i felt if you two got together, you'd be able to figure this out. we'll have all the solutions coming up for you next. naveed jamali and ken delaney, thank you. >>> the trump administration threatens to take money away from sanctuary cities for undocumented immigrants. how cities are fighting back. in it's a series of smart choices. like using glucerna to replace one meal or snack a day. glucerna products have up to 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger and carbsteady, unique blends of slow release carbs to help minimize blood sug

the u.s. intelligence community at their disposal. congressional investigations are relying on the executive branch to get documents. they have a harder time getting witnesses to -- compelling witnesses to speak. i think that the fbi is where the action is here. the congressional investigation, though, is important to bring this matter to the public because a counterintelligence investigation is a secret thing and we may never learn the full extent of what the fbi found. it's up to congress to...

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coming up. obviously,topu.s. senate-- top intelligence community officials testifying before the house and the senate in recent weeks. and the more that that continues, the harder it is for this administration to pass things like health care policy to unify the republican party on that policy issue. but then when you look at other issues ranging from comprehensive tax reform which this administration wants to see passed before the august recess, makes it more difficult to do that simply because the political capital that the president has to utilize in order to keep that party together when he's being faced with such tough questions on russia, it makes it more difficult for him to do that. again, the administration refutes that there is any wrong doing on that front. >> jonathan, i just want to have one last question here. how concerned should the trump white house be about what michael flynn might have to say? >> i think they should be very concerned. this story is terrible for the president, even if the investigations turn up no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign

coming up. obviously, top u.s. senate -- top intelligence community officials testifying before the house and the senate in recent weeks. and the more that that continues, the harder it is for this administration to pass things like health care policy to unify the republican party on that policy issue. but then when you look at other issues ranging from comprehensive tax reform which this administration wants to see passed before the august recess, makes it more difficult to do that simply...

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. they need to look at the total involvement of the russiansinu.s. politicsand business and trying to influence what goes on here in the united states. they will take a hard look at what was going on in the last days of the obama administration with the various transcripts and various intelligence reports that included trump transition personnel and where they went and who had them and who authorized them about the unmasking. the intelligence committee both of them, will have a tremendous amount of work to do over the next 6 to 12 months. >> do you believe russia interfered with the election and president trump was the benefactor? >> number one, i believe the russians were involved. i think this is an interesting thing. how were they involved in 2016 and 2012 and then 2008? i think it is unclear there was a single beneficiary. i think there were issues with james comey testifying a couple weeks ago. it is obvious they hated hillary clinton. we know that. there are also concerns about some of the policies that a potential president trump would be involved in. you know, i don't get t

. they need to look at the total involvement of the russians in u.s. politics and business and trying to influence what goes on here in the united states. they will take a hard look at what was going on in the last days of the obama administration with the various transcripts and various intelligence reports that included trump transition personnel and where they went and who had them and who authorized them about the unmasking. the intelligence committee both of them, will have a tremendous...

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russians to interfere withtheu.s. elections.that really gives the senate and the house intelligence committees pause to give anybody immunity because the fbi has to conduct this investigation. if flynn is one of the people they're looking into, you don't want to necessarily give that away unless, of course, flynn needed immunity and wanted to out president trump. again, that's unclear and too premature at this time to really make that decision which is what the house and senate intelligence committees have said. >> molly hooper, great to have you with us. heidi priz ball la, great to see you as well. >> thank you. >>> under fire, new epa head scott pruitt is trying to roll back epa protections. ahead this morning, an interview with house minority leader nancy pelosi sitting down with joy coming up. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable v

russians to interfere with the u.s. elections. that really gives the senate and the house intelligence committees pause to give anybody immunity because the fbi has to conduct this investigation. if flynn is one of the people they're looking into, you don't want to necessarily give that away unless, of course, flynn needed immunity and wanted to out president trump. again, that's unclear and too premature at this time to really make that decision which is what the house and senate intelligence...

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there's a french and german elections that are coming up. iftheu.s. electionwas tampered with last november, the most the united states can do to determine is the extent to which the russian government interfered in our election before similar situations take place in europe. >> able to juggle several topics there. vaughn hilliard, thank you for your reporting this afternoon. as you heard, the russia investigation is definitely on the minds of voters and lawmakers really on both sides of the aisle. for more reaction let's bring in congressman mike quigley, a democrat from illinois who serves on the house intelligence committee. good afternoon to you. >> good afternoon. thanks for having me on. >> the house intelligence committee not yet taking up the offer of mike flynn's testimony in exchange for immunity. one of the thoughts is the committee will decide on that if and when it could yield a bigger fish. so people hear a bigger fish and some would assume the vice president or the president. is there anything more to this than wild speculation? >> well, look, i understand he's

there's a french and german elections that are coming up. if the u.s. election was tampered with last november, the most the united states can do to determine is the extent to which the russian government interfered in our election before similar situations take place in europe. >> able to juggle several topics there. vaughn hilliard, thank you for your reporting this afternoon. as you heard, the russia investigation is definitely on the minds of voters and lawmakers really on both sides...

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post. she'll take on the post oftheu.s. ambassadorto singapore. can you confirm that, and what's behind that particular move, if indeed that's the case? >> i've said many times before that we're not going to get into personnel announcements until they're ready to announce. i would say that -- two points on that. one, when general mcmaster was announced, it was pretty clear. we said it at the time, he was asked if he would have the ability to shake it to his liking. i think that was an accurate statement at the time and it continues to be now. general mcmaster has the president's confidence to ensure that our national security council is shaped in a manner that best serves the united states in every way, shape and form. i think the staff said it over the weekend, i'll reiterate it, the only thing that is being shaken up is washington. i think this president continues to show that he is going to be a disruptor and do things differently and bring real change to washington. john gizzy. >> thank you, sean. two questions. first, the previous administration was in touch with the assad o

post. she'll take on the post of the u.s. ambassador to singapore. can you confirm that, and what's behind that particular move, if indeed that's the case? >> i've said many times before that we're not going to get into personnel announcements until they're ready to announce. i would say that -- two points on that. one, when general mcmaster was announced, it was pretty clear. we said it at the time, he was asked if he would have the ability to shake it to his liking. i think that was an...

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gorsuch was confirmed bytheu.s. senateon friday. now you're with me as he gets sworn in. let me ask you this, for a lot of americans, they cast their ballot on one important issue, a nominee to the supreme court with many democrats saying they wanted a nominee who would confirm and continue row v. wade. and many are saying the second amendment is another big issue. as it relates to roe v. wade, does justice gorsuch have work in front of him to influence either of those two? >> reporter: not immediate work because the balance of the court as you have been discussing remains the me. but if justice kennedy were to retire, or if another liberal justice were to retire, then all of that would be up for grabs. roe v. wade could be overturned and justice gorsuch could play a crucial role in that. we heard there are a lot of cases coming up. interestingly, those are not lower cases but they have upheld the individual right. but there is a huge question, ali, i'm speaking to the american people. he has a real premium on showing people that he's not going to be part of a 5-4 majority of republ

gorsuch was confirmed by the u.s. senate on friday. now you're with me as he gets sworn in. let me ask you this, for a lot of americans, they cast their ballot on one important issue, a nominee to the supreme court with many democrats saying they wanted a nominee who would confirm and continue row v. wade. and many are saying the second amendment is another big issue. as it relates to roe v. wade, does justice gorsuch have work in front of him to influence either of those two? >>...

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to clearly÷%t convey to t russia russians that oftheu.s. government.is that enhanced by the meeting with the secretary and president putin, and if there is not a f snub by the russian president? >> he's going to meet with mr. lavrov. that's his counterpart. that's the job of a foreign minister and secretary of state to meet with each other, they're the counterparts. i think if he didn't meet with president putin, that he can convey his sentiments and thoughts of the united states to the foreign minister. >> the history of putin meeting with kerry and previous secretaries of state influence the president's judgment on that? >> we'll have to see. i mean we're not there yet. i think to prejudge the outcome of the visit -- >> in other words, tillerson to see putin on this visit even though there are -- there is a bit of!mlt irony thax all of these talks!11dq have been perpetuated about back channels and direct+( rlinks, t now it's, well, they won't meet with you, and does that undermine the relationship. i have heard time5d'v and time again -- no, i think it is interesting tha

to clearly÷%t convey to t russia russians that of the u.s. government. is that enhanced by the meeting with the secretary and president putin, and if there is not a f snub by the russian president? >> he's going to meet with mr. lavrov. that's his counterpart. that's the job of a foreign minister and secretary of state to meet with each other, they're the counterparts. i think if he didn't meet with president putin, that he can convey his sentiments and thoughts of the united states to...

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with russia leaderssinceu.s. strikeson syria. president putin says the strikes remind him of the weapons of mass destruction claims in iraq. russia's foreign minister says relations between russia and the u.s. are in their worst period since the end of the cold war. >>> plus, cat strastrophic consequences. that's north korea's threat if the u.s. makes another military move. >>> outrage after a man is dragged off an airplane after refusing to give up his seat. the airline ceo said he, quote, emphatically stands behind his employees, as united stock takes a hit. good morning. i'm ali velshi in washington on another extremely busy morning. secretary of state rex tillerson arriving in moscow just over an hour ago for what are expected to be tense talks with russian officials. the question is will he meet with president putin? in any case, the u.s. air strikes in syria and russia's meddling in the 2016 u.s. election are all expected to be on the agenda. before heading to moscow from the g-7 foreign ministers meeting in italy, secretary tillerson had some tough talk for russia about sy

with russia leaders since u.s. strikes on syria. president putin says the strikes remind him of the weapons of mass destruction claims in iraq. russia's foreign minister says relations between russia and the u.s. are in their worst period since the end of the cold war. >>> plus, cat strastrophic consequences. that's north korea's threat if the u.s. makes another military move. >>> outrage after a man is dragged off an airplane after refusing to give up his seat. the airline...

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say that i do not think that russia andtheu.s. have-- on any. rex tillerson, we mentioned the agreements that are receipted not just. . bashar albuquerque -- bashar assad and i had sort of a background. he's a neat guy, and not looking into history, but to deal with the matters of today. the thing is, the world is built in such a fashion that if we do not take lessons from the past, we will not be able to achieve success and the president. and i record. western country, major country. dismissing that requires a utilitarian leader, failure to launch upon us in 1989. your tv station. residential areas were shelled. the italian embassy was also attacked. several trains and bridges were bombed. the shelling went on for three mont months. then they run out of. -- double do-do, his facility is. >> there was another dictator who after. i believe tommy bath was the only one to repent publicly, admitting it had been a fake or the grounds for thegadhafi. there was no place for this dictator in his country. it was said democracy will prevail, but we know what's happening in libya right n

say that i do not think that russia and the u.s. have -- on any. rex tillerson, we mentioned the agreements that are receipted not just. . bashar albuquerque -- bashar assad and i had sort of a background. he's a neat guy, and not looking into history, but to deal with the matters of today. the thing is, the world is built in such a fashion that if we do not take lessons from the past, we will not be able to achieve success and the president. and i record. western country, major country....

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quote. putin also says relations withtheu.s. have,quote, degraded since president trump took office. president trump had his own criticisms of vladimir putin. in an interview this morning on "fox business." >> frankly, putin is backing a person that's truly an evil person. and i think it is very bad for russia. i think it is very bad for mankind. it is very bad for this world. frankly, if russia didn't go in and back this animal, you wouldn't have a problem right now. he was going to be overthrown. >> we have all this covered with our nbc news correspondents in moscow and at the white house. let's begin with nbc news chief global correspondent bill neely, live in moscow. bill, what can you tell us about this meeting between secretary of state tillerson and his russian counterpart foreign minister lavrov? >> good morning, ali. the meeting lasted a little over three hours, including a working lunch. no word yet, no read out from the meeting itself. secretary tillerson will go back to the u.s. embassy for consultation with washington. no meeting with putin yet. doesn't mean it w

quote. putin also says relations with the u.s. have, quote, degraded since president trump took office. president trump had his own criticisms of vladimir putin. in an interview this morning on "fox business." >> frankly, putin is backing a person that's truly an evil person. and i think it is very bad for russia. i think it is very bad for mankind. it is very bad for this world. frankly, if russia didn't go in and back this animal, you wouldn't have a problem right now. he was...

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there was,whatu.s. militaryofficials were telling me, a significant contingent of isis fighters there. so the u.s. military wanted to go in, take out the target and leave with the minimum number of civilian casualties as possible, hopefully none. >> and courtney, this is the largest bomb we have in our arsenal that is not a nuclear bomb. it's nowhere near as powerful as a nuclear bomb, according to the reporting that you sent out. but talk to me about how powerful this actually is and what they were intending to do with it. this is something that explodes in the air? >> no. so this is something that -- it's not -- i think there are some people who think that it's what people often call a bunker buster which goes down and pen traits the earth and would take out a tunnel. that is not that. this is what the military calls a pressure munition. it would go down, hit its target and then by virtue of the pressure that it would hit, it would collapse it in upon itself again. so when you're talking about something that's both a tunnel system and then something that's over on the ground, includ

there was, what u.s. military officials were telling me, a significant contingent of isis fighters there. so the u.s. military wanted to go in, take out the target and leave with the minimum number of civilian casualties as possible, hopefully none. >> and courtney, this is the largest bomb we have in our arsenal that is not a nuclear bomb. it's nowhere near as powerful as a nuclear bomb, according to the reporting that you sent out. but talk to me about how powerful this actually is and...

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report from seoul. >>> andtheu.s. dropsthe mother after all bombs on an isis stronghold in afghanistan. where is the u.s. strategy there headed? >>> breaking this morning. the man hunt is over. this man who wrote a threatening manifesto to president trump is finally caught after ten days on the run. details on how it all went down. >>> good morning. i'm ali velshi in washington. as we follow majordevelopments, including north korea and afghanistan. this morning, the pentagon is releasing video of the massive bomb strike in eastern afghanistan, targeting tunnels and caves. the u.s. dropped the largest, non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat. 30 feet long, weighing over 21,000 pounds. afghanistan's defense ministry said the attack left 36 isis fighters dead. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan saying there is no evidence of civilian casualties. >> this was the right weapon against this target. the enemy had created bunkers, tunnels and expentensive mine fields. this weapon was used to reduce those obstacles so we could continue our offensive into southern agar. this weapon

report from seoul. >>> and the u.s. drops the mother after all bombs on an isis stronghold in afghanistan. where is the u.s. strategy there headed? >>> breaking this morning. the man hunt is over. this man who wrote a threatening manifesto to president trump is finally caught after ten days on the run. details on how it all went down. >>> good morning. i'm ali velshi in washington. as we follow majordevelopments, including north korea and afghanistan. this morning,...

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to the south korean peopletheu.s. commitmentto protect that ally in a very dangerous situation there. obviously they are closest to the nuclear threat from north korea and at the same time the trip is much broader than that and planned well in advance of these new tensions that have certainly developed. so the vice president will have an opportunity for some face-to-face diplomacy over the next several days and president trump has been talking about his new partnership with china, hoping that president xi can be helpful, but at the same time recognizing that there may be limitations to that because of china's certainly close relationship to north korea. the biggest sort of sponsor country for north korea, but not able to control kim jong-un. so president trump is saying the north korea problem, the threat of their expansion of nuclear capability will be dealt with with the u.s. and other allies. he hopes china will be involved. if china is unsuccessful, president trump says it will be handled without them. >> all right, kelly o'donnell there in west palm beach. thank you, kelly

to the south korean people the u.s. commitment to protect that ally in a very dangerous situation there. obviously they are closest to the nuclear threat from north korea and at the same time the trip is much broader than that and planned well in advance of these new tensions that have certainly developed. so the vice president will have an opportunity for some face-to-face diplomacy over the next several days and president trump has been talking about his new partnership with china, hoping...

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the regime that if the -- thattheu.s. facesall-out war and annihilation if north korea is attacked. now, this is an area of the world that is familiar with this sort of tension. but what distinguishes this escalation from past crises is the world of china. china is the main ally of north korea and the country's economic lifeline. china is urging both sides to back down to avoid having a situation spiral out of control. as it stands, neither side appears to be willing to do so. the risk, of course, is that a small mistake could lead to terrible consequences. >> janice, thank you for the latest. let's take a closer look now, as we were mentioning, about the capabilities of north korea and its arsenal. today's parade gave an inside window into the type of weaponry that the nation possesses. the hardware appears to be more advanced than expected. joining me is brigadier general mark kimet. let's start with this. it's been called an icbm, believed to be potentially solid fuel. what's the deal? your thoughts? >> i think what the north koreans are trying to demonstrate that they not only

the regime that if the -- that the u.s. faces all-out war and annihilation if north korea is attacked. now, this is an area of the world that is familiar with this sort of tension. but what distinguishes this escalation from past crises is the world of china. china is the main ally of north korea and the country's economic lifeline. china is urging both sides to back down to avoid having a situation spiral out of control. as it stands, neither side appears to be willing to do so. the risk, of...

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in 150 cities across the country. president trump is thefirstu.s. presidentsince richard nixon not to release those tax returns. he claims his taxes are under audit and that no one cares about them. a new bloomberg poll suggests otherwise. 53% of voters say he should be forced and 51% say they are very or somewhat important to them. in berkeley, california, there's a face-off between supporters and detractors. police showing up in riot gear with fetear gas. reporters are on the ground following all of the action. i want to start in new york morgan radford is live. do you think these protesters are making an impact on him? >> reporter: yasmin, you can just hear and feel the energy. we're right outside 30 rockefeller plaza. you can just see people young and old and their message today is that this is tax season. we have to file our taxes so you, as the president, president trump, should have to show yours. i want to introduce you here to jody. why do you think this is so important? >> i want to see trump's taxes. i want to know who he wants for and who he owes money to. >> jody is he

in 150 cities across the country. president trump is the first u.s. president since richard nixon not to release those tax returns. he claims his taxes are under audit and that no one cares about them. a new bloomberg poll suggests otherwise. 53% of voters say he should be forced and 51% say they are very or somewhat important to them. in berkeley, california, there's a face-off between supporters and detractors. police showing up in riot gear with fetear gas. reporters are on the ground...

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. in t officials there threatening today and all out war iftheu.s. launchesany preemptive strike. it was anticipated that north korea might conduct a nuclear test today on that country's most important holiday. it has not happened. a show of military might from kim jong-un though in a massive public display on a saturday rolling out a new prototype of a long range missile potentially. experts say they carry improved capabilities, not immediately clear how ready they are for use, but officials bracing for a sixth nuclear test, or the first ever test of a missile that could reach u.s. shores and beyond. the missiles were accompanied by tens of thousands of soldiers celebrating the birth of their country's founding father. president trump monitoring the situation from mar-a-lago in florida. vice president mike pence headed into the crisis the heart of it the there, in seoul tonight about 30 miles from north korea. janice mackey freyr is in seoul with the latest. >> reporter: with tension extremely high here, there was a massive parade of missiles and military hardware in pyongyang. the

. in t officials there threatening today and all out war if the u.s. launches any preemptive strike. it was anticipated that north korea might conduct a nuclear test today on that country's most important holiday. it has not happened. a show of military might from kim jong-un though in a massive public display on a saturday rolling out a new prototype of a long range missile potentially. experts say they carry improved capabilities, not immediately clear how ready they are for use, but...

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president,u.s. officialson high alert for the possibility of north korea to launch their sixth nuclear test they warned "a big event was near." the u.s. is prepared to launch a pre-ememptive strike if that happens. senior intelligence officials said north korea responded with a warning of "all-out war if the u.s. strikes." janis mackey freyer is in seoul with the latest. >> reporter: there was a massive parade of missiles and military hardware on display in pyongyang. the regime promised a big event and delivered. experts believe they saw one, perhaps as many as three new types of intercontinental ballistic missiles. kim jong-un said the weaponry will one day be able to reach the united states. kim jong-un backed the regime's latest threat that the u.s. faces all-out war and annihilation if north korea attacked. this tension escalated with speculation that north korea was about to carry out a sixth nuclear test or a missile launch. what distinguishes this escalation from past crises is the role of china. china is emerging as a broker, being an ally of north korea, and also the

president, u.s. officials on high alert for the possibility of north korea to launch their sixth nuclear test they warned "a big event was near." the u.s. is prepared to launch a pre-ememptive strike if that happens. senior intelligence officials said north korea responded with a warning of "all-out war if the u.s. strikes." janis mackey freyer is in seoul with the latest. >> reporter: there was a massive parade of missiles and military hardware on display in...

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. >>> president trump's new aggressive approach to military action. does it risk draggingtheu.s. intoa bigger conflict? new reaction this morning. >>> the president has apparently flip-flopped on a number of issues. >>> and visitors logged at the white house, what has been made public in recent years will now be kept secret so no one will know who is paying a visit to the president. all that right now live on msnbc. >>> the u.s. is waking up to a new threat from north korea.. >>> also new today, the secretary of homeland security weighing in. he says he does not see the threat from north korea as an active war threat. >> in the case of north korea, a kinetic threat against the united states right now i don't think is likely, but certainly a cyber threat. so we would raise various threat levels in the event that something happened and we telt as though there was a possible threat. you always want to caution on the side of -- or come down on the side of caution. >> nbc's janice mackey frayer is watching all of this for us from seoul, south korea. janice. >> dara, with tensions si

. >>> president trump's new aggressive approach to military action. does it risk dragging the u.s. into a bigger conflict? new reaction this morning. >>> the president has apparently flip-flopped on a number of issues. >>> and visitors logged at the white house, what has been made public in recent years will now be kept secret so no one will know who is paying a visit to the president. all that right now live on msnbc. >>> the u.s. is waking up to a new...

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are they ratcheting up rhetoric againsttheu.s. aswell? including new word from that country's second in charge that response from north korea would be all-out war. this as vice president mike pence heads to south korea. is he looking to green light military action against the north? we are showing you live pictures from joint base andrews. we will tell you there live. from the white house, new word on the comings and goings of visitors which are logged, but now officially private. why the shroud of secrecy? >> he will lose his base. that is an important message for the president to receive. >> the split in the west wing. will it create problems with the base? some of the people who voted trump in office and could it lead to a departure from the inner circle? we have the latest on msnbc live. we want to kick off with the intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear missiles in pyongyang as north korea is threatening a response to military aggression from the u.s. nbc's janice frayer with more. >> reporter: they marked the most important day on the calendar and today it deliv

are they ratcheting up rhetoric against the u.s. as well? including new word from that country's second in charge that response from north korea would be all-out war. this as vice president mike pence heads to south korea. is he looking to green light military action against the north? we are showing you live pictures from joint base andrews. we will tell you there live. from the white house, new word on the comings and goings of visitors which are logged, but now officially private. why the...

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today and ratcheted up its rhetoric againsttheu.s., includingnow word from that country's second in charge that a response from north korea would be all-out war. >>> tax protests in dozens of cities across the country at this hour. demonstrators demanding president trump release his taxes. what else do they want? live reports ahead. >>> and from the white house, new word today on the comings and goings of visitors who are logged and now officially private. why the secrecy? >> he will lose his base and that's an important message for the president to receive. >> are some of president trump's decisions creating doubts among some of his most ardent supporters? all that right now. we begin with north korean officials threatening to respond with an all-out war and to hit back against a nuclear attack with its own style of nuclear attack. the threats directed at the u.s. were backed up by the optics of a huge military parade in pyongyang to mark the 105th birth anniversary of the grandfather of kim jong-un and founder of north korea. janice mackey frayer is watching all of this for us. >>

today and ratcheted up its rhetoric against the u.s., including now word from that country's second in charge that a response from north korea would be all-out war. >>> tax protests in dozens of cities across the country at this hour. demonstrators demanding president trump release his taxes. what else do they want? live reports ahead. >>> and from the white house, new word today on the comings and goings of visitors who are logged and now officially private. why the secrecy?...

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.u.s. officialssaying it failed. they traced it, they say it blew up almost immediately. this is a deep embarrassment for kim jong un. happening as u.s. warships are heading to the region to deter this very sort of provocation. now, that north korea fired something is really not a surprise. there's been speculation for weeks that a nuclear missile test was in the works. what isn't clear is the reaction or the extent of reaction particularly from the united states. president trump has said that north korea is a problem that will be dealt with. but so far on the test he's been silent. with only a brief statement acknowledging the test, and the failure. that was coming from the defense secretary, general james mattis. vice president pence has waded toig this -- into this tension in the region. tomorrow he's meeting with south korean officials on u.s. securitiesy assurances, but the vice president has barely acknowledged this latest test. suggesting this is official white house policy. at least for the time being to deny north korea the attention that it's seeking. richard? >> janice,

. u.s. officials saying it failed. they traced it, they say it blew up almost immediately. this is a deep embarrassment for kim jong un. happening as u.s. warships are heading to the region to deter this very sort of provocation. now, that north korea fired something is really not a surprise. there's been speculation for weeks that a nuclear missile test was in the works. what isn't clear is the reaction or the extent of reaction particularly from the united states. president trump has said...

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inu.s. wand it doesn't meet the qualifications at this point. you have to rig your currency and do it for the trade benefit and china is rigging the currency but at an afterofficially high level. giving a subsidy to u.s. exporte exporters. they want to prevent the outflow of capital. >> do you agree with him? >> yeah, with the military assets going there, this is a good time to be quiet. we're approaching a dangerous situation. the north koreans know that trump has a low threshold for the use of force. we know that jong un has a low threshold of risk. this is a dangerous situation. >> stay with me. i want to look at the politics. here was bernie sanders today with a warning for trump. >> well, the important point is how we go forward. it is a very complicated and difficult issue. you have a regime which in north korea is isolated. which has put incredible resources into a nuclear and missile program while millions of its people over the years have starved to death. the key point here is that the united states must not act impulsively and we must not act unilaterally. >> on these po

in u.s. w and it doesn't meet the qualifications at this point. you have to rig your currency and do it for the trade benefit and china is rigging the currency but at an afterofficially high level. giving a subsidy to u.s. exporte exporters. they want to prevent the outflow of capital. >> do you agree with him? >> yeah, with the military assets going there, this is a good time to be quiet. we're approaching a dangerous situation. the north koreans know that trump has a low...

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there wasau.s. intelligenceinvestigation of page's ties to the -- i page's ties to the kremlin and whether that involved communications involving the trump campaign. so it shouldn't be a shock that, if there was an intelligence investigation at that time, that there was a fisa warrant. but this doesn't really tell us the core issues about collaboration or collusion because carter page was doing business deals on his own in russia before he went to the trump campaign. he had investments in gas, ties to various figures in the kremlin. so this could have grown out as much of his side business deals as it might have related to the trump campaign. we just don't know. >> let me get you to break that down. you put an important point on it there. is the theory of the case as investigators move forward that he was a stooge being taken advantage of by russian agents, that he was a mole working potentially on the advice or interest of a foreign power but a mole inside the campaign or that he was a criminal collaborator and had more support up the line inside the campaign. mike isikoff? >> it

there was a u.s. intelligence investigation of page's ties to the -- i page's ties to the kremlin and whether that involved communications involving the trump campaign. so it shouldn't be a shock that, if there was an intelligence investigation at that time, that there was a fisa warrant. but this doesn't really tell us the core issues about collaboration or collusion because carter page was doing business deals on his own in russia before he went to the trump campaign. he had investments in...

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morning we have new reaction for escalating tensions withtheu.s. asvice president pence touches down in south korea and had a message for american troops in the region and back here in the states, a street brawl between anti and protrump demonstrators clashing in california with fists. ends in a bloody mess. what sparked the fighting? we'll talk about that. the stories about alleged trump russ russ russia collusion off the front pages. what is driving that story, plus. >> hey, kids, happy easter. get out of here. get out of here. go. get out of here. get out of here. all right. shut up. >> spicy is the easter bunny but don't go anywhere. we got more from snl highlighting the reality here on msnbc live. let's get right to it. we begin with breaking news and north korea's failed missile launch a day after that country put on a display of military hardware during its parade. in an attempt to fire a mid range ballistic missile late yesterday fizzled out four or five seconds intohe test and that's what u.s. officials are saying. north korea launched the missile from a navy base on th

morning we have new reaction for escalating tensions with the u.s. as vice president pence touches down in south korea and had a message for american troops in the region and back here in the states, a street brawl between anti and protrump demonstrators clashing in california with fists. ends in a bloody mess. what sparked the fighting? we'll talk about that. the stories about alleged trump russ russ russia collusion off the front pages. what is driving that story, plus. >> hey, kids,...

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issues probably can't be solved in one visit, so realistically, what do you thinktheu.s. islooking to accomplish in this visit? >> we're looking to accomplish so many things, and it goes well beyond the subject of those tweets. trade, of course, is critical to president trump's agenda. but also we've got issues like north korea, cyberthefts, east china sea, south china sea, and indeed, climate change has been put back on the tabl so across the board we have disagreements with beijing. >> i wt to take a look at another take on this in an article by quartz. the white house's come bass active rhetoric may have to do with the fact that the meeting with xi comes at a particularly tumultuous time for the trump presidency cht the president needs to look strong and decisive and china is a convenient whipping boy. do you agree with that? >> he comes across as a whipping boy, but keep in mind xi jinping also needs a whipping boy. he needs to look strong, he needs to accomplish certain goals, and if he doesn't do that, his political career is in jeopardy. so you have two very strong world leader

issues probably can't be solved in one visit, so realistically, what do you think the u.s. is looking to accomplish in this visit? >> we're looking to accomplish so many things, and it goes well beyond the subject of those tweets. trade, of course, is critical to president trump's agenda. but also we've got issues like north korea, cyberthefts, east china sea, south china sea, and indeed, climate change has been put back on the tabl so across the board we have disagreements with beijing....

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about the economic imbalance betweentheu.s. andchina. >> gordon, rex tillerson -- we're seeing the pictures right here, meeting with xi jinping. what did they say, how did he soften the ground for president trump and what's the topic that you think is the lead topic for china and what they want? >> well, i think it's going to be trade for them because their economy is stalling. they're having real problems. they have had to juice it up with helping the manufacturing sector which is exactly the opposite of what they should be doing. so i think that they need to walk away from this without the u.s. imposing costs on the chinese economy for really predatory trade practices and i think from china's view point is most important thing. for trump, trade is important and north korea because it's threatening with its missiles it will be at the top of the agenda. there's little room for compromise on these issues. >> who is the person who understands china, quote/unquote? it's reported that it's jared kushner. he has business dealings in the past with china. he understands the way they work

about the economic imbalance between the u.s. and china. >> gordon, rex tillerson -- we're seeing the pictures right here, meeting with xi jinping. what did they say, how did he soften the ground for president trump and what's the topic that you think is the lead topic for china and what they want? >> well, i think it's going to be trade for them because their economy is stalling. they're having real problems. they have had to juice it up with helping the manufacturing sector which...

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proposed the languagethatu.s. providelethal defensive weapons to ukraine in the fight against russia. but she says trump officials intervened to kill that policy. and they had denied that for months until march when republican operative j.d. gordon confirmed to cnn that he advocated for the successful platform language that the ukrainians not be armed in the battle against pro russian separatists. gordon not only killed the amendment but did so while having an animated phone call with which he described as a highest level of the trump campaign in new york. she would not specify if that meant donald trump herself. was that normal? they probe wld this happened for policies regarding any other country on earth. asked if she recalled trump staffers involved in any other amendment put before the committee, denman said that's the only one. so the only topic that trump campaign intervened on was about russia. and the change they wanted was to go soft on russia so the platform up to today had now offered only "appropriate assistance for the arms forces of ukraine, not military aid against ru

proposed the language that u.s. provide lethal defensive weapons to ukraine in the fight against russia. but she says trump officials intervened to kill that policy. and they had denied that for months until march when republican operative j.d. gordon confirmed to cnn that he advocated for the successful platform language that the ukrainians not be armed in the battle against pro russian separatists. gordon not only killed the amendment but did so while having an animated phone call with which...

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at harvard law school and a formerassistantu.s. attorneyand an editor for the website just security. good sunday morning to you, alex. i looked at the article you wrote with the title flynn's public offer to testimony for immunity suggests he may have nothing to say. unpack that for us. you don't think he has the information investigators want on anyone else? >> that's right, alex. i think that he may have the information but i don't think there's any indication that he's willing to provide it. and the reason i think that and i wrote about this on the just security blog, is if he had that information and he was willing to provide it, the place he would go is the justice department and the fbi, and the way he would do that with his very experienced lawyer is he would do that quietly. the fact that he did this publicly and the fact that he's asking for immunity without giving any kind of a preview of the information that he has to offer suggests to me that he has another strategy in mind, which i can explain if you like. >> yeah, that's one -- and i want to say you made a com

at harvard law school and a former assistant u.s. attorney and an editor for the website just security. good sunday morning to you, alex. i looked at the article you wrote with the title flynn's public offer to testimony for immunity suggests he may have nothing to say. unpack that for us. you don't think he has the information investigators want on anyone else? >> that's right, alex. i think that he may have the information but i don't think there's any indication that he's willing to...

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. >> that was nikkihaley,u.s. ambassador.her comments come just days before chinese president joins. so, mark, with a welcome to you, let's get right to it. how exactly is china getting there? what is the role here? how is it happening? >> well, jared kushner has established a very busy channel of communication with china's ambassador to washington. they've exchanged a lot of e-mails. he has actually sent jared kushner suggestions for what a joint statement could look like that the two countries could issue after the meetings with president trump and president xi. they were also the two that cooked up the meeting. so i think the chinese have concluded that jared kushner is the most efficient way to get to the president. the chinese president is always expert at trying to find the most efficient ways to establish influence with the white house. it's kind of note worthy that this is the one that makes the most sense. >> we saw the president. he said the upcoming meeting is going to be very difficult. he pointed to the massive trade deficits and job losses. so what do they each want fr

. >> that was nikki haley, u.s. ambassador. her comments come just days before chinese president joins. so, mark, with a welcome to you, let's get right to it. how exactly is china getting there? what is the role here? how is it happening? >> well, jared kushner has established a very busy channel of communication with china's ambassador to washington. they've exchanged a lot of e-mails. he has actually sent jared kushner suggestions for what a joint statement could look like that...

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, especially as it comes totheu.s. karlvint sent? we were told it was on its way to the korean peninsula and it actually wasn't. do you see there to be a disconnect there or potentially a problem with those sort of misleading, or at the very most generous, confusing statements? >> look, there's two things going on that are inevitable. first, jim mattis as secretary of defense doesn't have his primary staff in place. there has been a fairly public food fight regarding who is going in as his deputies, and i think this is true across the national spectrum. secondly, i think there are folks, to the point of the other guest, that i don't think you have a fully formed staff who understands how to formulate policy and strategy coherently. h.r. mcmaster has no background in the pacific or developing nuclear weapons. neil gorsuch, while he understands the threats, has no understanding of radical islamists. so i feel critical of some of the sdilgsz tdecisions the trum administration has made because they're putting people in charge who don't have any experience with what's going on right now. so u

, especially as it comes to the u.s. karl vint sent? we were told it was on its way to the korean peninsula and it actually wasn't. do you see there to be a disconnect there or potentially a problem with those sort of misleading, or at the very most generous, confusing statements? >> look, there's two things going on that are inevitable. first, jim mattis as secretary of defense doesn't have his primary staff in place. there has been a fairly public food fight regarding who is going in as...

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bombers, like the one you see here, twice this week flying close to the alaskan coast. onecausingu.s. fighterjets to scramble to intercept them. now the trump administration is opening a new front with iran. secretary of state tillerson accusing tehran of sponsoring terrorism throughout the middle east. he is also condemning the landmark nuclear deal created by the obama administration and warning that iran could be the next north korea. >> unchecked iran has the potential to take the path of north korea and take the world along with it. this represents the same failed approach of the past that brings us to the threat of north korea. iran's actions threaten the united states, the region and the world. >> although secretary of state tillerson acknowledged iran is complying with the deal, president trump is now considering whether to rip it up. we have all of this covered with our nbc correspondents here and overseas. let's begin in iran. nbc news tehran bureau chief has reaction from iran's leaders. >> good morning, ali. well, when america talks tough to iran, it doesn't usually go d

bombers, like the one you see here, twice this week flying close to the alaskan coast. one causing u.s. fighter jets to scramble to intercept them. now the trump administration is opening a new front with iran. secretary of state tillerson accusing tehran of sponsoring terrorism throughout the middle east. he is also condemning the landmark nuclear deal created by the obama administration and warning that iran could be the next north korea. >> unchecked iran has the potential to take the...

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detect any type of explosion or deployment. how does this play out? what aretheu.s. optionshere? because the president talked tough, too, about the possibility of a preemptive strike if we got signs they were ready to do another nuclear test. >> there is no question that north korea is on a dangerous trajectory. all tests, even those who fail, teach you something and get you closer to an actual capability. fortunately, for all of us, there is still time to deal with this. right now the north korean missiles are primarily a threat to fish in the sea of japan. the information i have is that they really do not necessarily, at this point, directly threaten any piece of american territory, but they're obviously moving in that direction. the options are not very good. i think if there's been an encouraging sign in recent days, at least the united states has begun to start to pull back on its rhetoric, because what you have in recent days, yeah, north korea was escalating its actions, and that's a dangerous way to go. we need to find out how mike pence's trip turned out. i think withou

detect any type of explosion or deployment. how does this play out? what are the u.s. options here? because the president talked tough, too, about the possibility of a preemptive strike if we got signs they were ready to do another nuclear test. >> there is no question that north korea is on a dangerous trajectory. all tests, even those who fail, teach you something and get you closer to an actual capability. fortunately, for all of us, there is still time to deal with this. right now...

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tried to cross back into the united states. andtheu.s. isclaiming that there is a different story. but the bigger story is this environment of fear that has encompassed dreamers throughout the country. donald said, hey, dreamers need to rest easy but then we're seeing cases like this that was just cited. and then these good kids under daca status are getting targeted. this is what is generating fear. we are seeing actions different from the words that president trump is putting forward. >> help the rest of us understand. secretary kelly said he illegally went into mexico. any idea of what he means by that? do people of daca status lose their status when they leave the country? >> yes. you would have to ask for special permission to leave, just like having a green card. so there is that question there. but the initial story coming out of juan montes' side is he was detained, went back to mexico, tried to get back into the united states after being assaulted in mexico andhat's when he got caught. so we don't know which story is right. i ink, again, the bigger picture is the uncertai

tried to cross back into the united states. and the u.s. is claiming that there is a different story. but the bigger story is this environment of fear that has encompassed dreamers throughout the country. donald said, hey, dreamers need to rest easy but then we're seeing cases like this that was just cited. and then these good kids under daca status are getting targeted. this is what is generating fear. we are seeing actions different from the words that president trump is putting forward....

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and not the child themselves. and so that's the way i try to act intheu.s. congress.when i see non-scientific policies being put forward or a non-scientific basis for a policy that's really in the political realm rather than the scientific realm, you know, then i separate them and i speak out against the science. but let people form individual opinions on the personal part of policymaking decisions. >> speaking of policymaking decisions, we're facing cuts at the nih, epa as we mentioned. if we ignore scientific research, does america lose its place as the world leader in innovation? >> well, you have to first off support science at an appropriate level. right now the u.s. leads in the world in these life saving medical breakthroughs that we're seeing. you know, almost on a daily basis we're seeing cancers that used to be incurable now, you know, have sometimes permanent cures. and that's because of many decades of federally funded research. and now when the trump budget proposal, the so-called skinny budget is being put together by mick mulvaney, a former colleague of mine in the u

and not the child themselves. and so that's the way i try to act in the u.s. congress. when i see non-scientific policies being put forward or a non-scientific basis for a policy that's really in the political realm rather than the scientific realm, you know, then i separate them and i speak out against the science. but let people form individual opinions on the personal part of policymaking decisions. >> speaking of policymaking decisions, we're facing cuts at the nih, epa as we...

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phone call made a lot of headlines here.theu.s. presidentdressing down the australian prime minister calling it a dumb deal that was set up by his predecessor, president obama. so he said the u.s.-australian alliance was so important, the deal will go ahead. >> reporting live from australia for us, sara, thanks so much. >>> meanwhile, president trump approaching 100 days and dismissing that as a marker to gauge achievement. >> you're going to do health care and tax reform? >> we'll see what happens. no particular rush, but we'll see what happens. but health care is coming along way. you're going to get health care next week? >> 100 days? >> it doesn't matter if it's next week. next week doesn't matter. >> joining me now, great to have you both here. the president also teted n matter how much i accomplish during this ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, and it has been a lot, including s.c., meaning the supreme court, that media will kill it. jeff greenfield wrote, quote, it's a massive media exercise in premature evaluation. so, jane with, what is your sense here? >> t

phone call made a lot of headlines here. the u.s. president dressing down the australian prime minister calling it a dumb deal that was set up by his predecessor, president obama. so he said the u.s.-australian alliance was so important, the deal will go ahead. >> reporting live from australia for us, sara, thanks so much. >>> meanwhile, president trump approaching 100 days and dismissing that as a marker to gauge achievement. >> you're going to do health care and tax...

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conference this morning, mike pence talked about north korea. and vowingtheu.s. willtake action if necessary. >> the president and i have great confidence that china will properly deal with korea. as president trump made clear a few short days ago, if china is unable to deal with north korea, the united states and our allies will. >> i want to go to nbc's sara james with the latest. >> reporter: he had a lot to talk about. he met with business leaders. he talked about prosperity in the region. he mentioned militarynd north korea front andcenter. the vice president saying this is aerious time that the united states is reengaging with allies to reaffirm alliances and one of the key alliances is australia. he had a news conference with the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. turnbull talked about the makeshift with australia and the united states. they have been side by side with the united states in every conflict since world war i. the vice president said the united states is committed to a korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons and every option is on the table. he reaf

conference this morning, mike pence talked about north korea. and vowing the u.s. will take action if necessary. >> the president and i have great confidence that china will properly deal with korea. as president trump made clear a few short days ago, if china is unable to deal with north korea, the united states and our allies will. >> i want to go to nbc's sara james with the latest. >> reporter: he had a lot to talk about. he met with business leaders. he talked about...

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presidential election, new polls show him to be the leastpopularu.s. presidentin modern times. "the washington post"/abc poll show 42% approve of his job performance. about the same in the "the wall street journal" poll, down four points since february. meanwhile, also happening now, we're learning more about that unprecedented meeting set to take place tomorrow at the white house as president trump sits down with the entire u.n. security council. let's bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell to talk about this. another welcome to you. what more can you tell us about this and put into context exactly how unprecedented this is. >> well, context is really important on this, because we've got a president who has been very critical of the united nations and we have his ambassador of the united nations nikki haley, you may recall former governor of south carolina and as a governor a lot of political savvy there. she is going to bring all 15 members of the permanent committee of the security council. and she is at present sort of in the reat a timing chairmanship of that, the president of the coun

presidential election, new polls show him to be the least popular u.s. president in modern times. "the washington post"/abc poll show 42% approve of his job performance. about the same in the "the wall street journal" poll, down four points since february. meanwhile, also happening now, we're learning more about that unprecedented meeting set to take place tomorrow at the white house as president trump sits down with the entire u.n. security council. let's bring in nbc's...

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new developments out of north korea where reports of athirdu.s. citizenbeing arrested and detained. and this happened as tensions between north korea and the u.s. continue to build. the u.s. warned kim jong un to stop testing nuclear weapons and that is based on the agreement with the united nations. he's so far refusing to do so and in response the u.s. sent the "uss carl vinson." an aircraft carrier to the region up. today north korea fired back with a new verbal threat. nbc's kelly cobiella is in seoul, south korea, with more on this. give us the breakdown of the breaking news on the detained american. >> reporter: well, thomas, most of this information is coming from the yonhap news agency here in south korea. they're identifying this man only by his last name -- kim. they say he's in his 50's's. that he was in north korea for about a month. working doing some relief for aid work. and that he was arrested on friday at pyongyang international airport as he was trying to leave the country. now, no governments have confirmed this yet. nothing from the state department or officials

new developments out of north korea where reports of a third u.s. citizen being arrested and detained. and this happened as tensions between north korea and the u.s. continue to build. the u.s. warned kim jong un to stop testing nuclear weapons and that is based on the agreement with the united nations. he's so far refusing to do so and in response the u.s. sent the "uss carl vinson." an aircraft carrier to the region up. today north korea fired back with a new verbal threat. nbc's...

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undocumented immigrant mother of four. she's been intheu.s. for20 years but has been hiding in a denver church because she fears new trump policies could separate her from her children. "time" magazine naming her to the hundred most influential people. or kate, 33-year-old in montana. she is tracking the health debate in washington, everyday she says, because of her stage 3 cancer which she says she only learned about because of coverage she got under obamacare. she asked her cancer doctors to schedule treatments asap in case she loses coverage. take american many trump supporters are pointing to. trump has stressed a warmer relationship with the country's correspondent s correspondent shl leader. bush by contrast fou bipartisan success on education reform which showedem docrats who were willing to work with him and they later did on authorizing the war in iraq. later in the show we will have reporting on trump's bills so far. is he getting through the congress that party controls or are the executive marks working. it is clear most of the nation is not sold on trump yet. look at

undocumented immigrant mother of four. she's been in the u.s. for 20 years but has been hiding in a denver church because she fears new trump policies could separate her from her children. "time" magazine naming her to the hundred most influential people. or kate, 33-year-old in montana. she is tracking the health debate in washington, everyday she says, because of her stage 3 cancer which she says she only learned about because of coverage she got under obamacare. she asked her...

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theu.s. thenhis own executive guidance gave the keystone project an exception from the supposed rule. while the president touted on order limiting lobbyists in his administration it includes what's apparently an unlimited number of secret waivers. washington and the political press have obsessedver many of trump's tweets as you probably know by now. here is something important. our review shows that that could be a waste of time. president trump's pledges on twitter reveal a string of discarded ideas. he bemoaned violence in chicago and wrote "i'll send in the feds." he has not. same with many of his twitter pledges to investigate or prove his own conspiracy theories. in january he tweeted a call for a voter fraud investigation, vowed to create a commission led by pence. in march he tweeted a call for an immediate investigation in chuck schumer's alleged ties to vladimir putin. he has never acted to back up the tweets publicly. if there is a lesson here for the next hundred days it's pretty clear. it makes more sense to react to trump's tweets only as presidential theater, not as sig

the u.s. then his own executive guidance gave the keystone project an exception from the supposed rule. while the president touted on order limiting lobbyists in his administration it includes what's apparently an unlimited number of secret waivers. washington and the political press have obsessedver many of trump's tweets as you probably know by now. here is something important. our review shows that that could be a waste of time. president trump's pledges on twitter reveal a string of...

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showdown over the government funding. aliza collinsfromu.s. todayand kevin surrely from bloomberg news. we'll go ladies first with you aliza, so the fight on the deal for government funding could be on track to deadlock over money for the border wall. why is this such a sticking point this week. >> this is something that president trump camed on. this is voters who -- this is something they expect but he said mexico is going to pay for it. and there is new numbers coming out over the last couple of weeks that look like this wall could be somewhere between $20 billion to $70 billion, which is a lot of money and i think that is giving democrats a little bit of momentum in saying we're not doing this. this is something we've been against the whole time. you said mexico was going to pay it and oh, look it is even more money than we thought it would be and they have power in the negotiation because he is not insisting on the wall funding, then this could be a good, smooth, government funding. >> and we heard time and time again that mexico would be paying for the wall and it turns out

showdown over the government funding. aliza collins from u.s. today and kevin surrely from bloomberg news. we'll go ladies first with you aliza, so the fight on the deal for government funding could be on track to deadlock over money for the border wall. why is this such a sticking point this week. >> this is something that president trump camed on. this is voters who -- this is something they expect but he said mexico is going to pay for it. and there is new numbers coming out over the...

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theu.s. andnorth korea. all of this coming as north korea makes new threats againsttheu.s. statemedia there reporting the government is ready to use military force to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier. the u.s. carl vincent heading toward that region. >>> general jim mattis made an unannounced visit to kabul. he's there to assess whether the trump administration should send more u.s. troops to the country. he'll visit a six-nation tour intending to bolster relations with our allies. >>> the centrist emanuel cron and marine le pen face off on may 7. >>> he took time out to call an astronaut or two at the international space station. that con grgratulatory call for peg peggy whitson who just passed 100 days in space. >> we're cleaning up our urine, and that's not as bad as it sounds. >> very good. better you than me. >>> on capitol hill, the clock is ticking to keep the government running past friday. here's what sean spicer said just a short time ago. >> can you guarantee there will not be a government shutdown? >> i can't guarantee -- but i think that the work that director mulvaney

the u.s. and north korea. all of this coming as north korea makes new threats against the u.s. state media there reporting the government is ready to use military force to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier. the u.s. carl vincent heading toward that region. >>> general jim mattis made an unannounced visit to kabul. he's there to assess whether the trump administration should send more u.s. troops to the country. he'll visit a six-nation tour intending to bolster relations with our allies....

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provinces sets a charge for the loggers to use when they're taking trees down. intheu.s., itis all open market. it's all market face prices. so the provinces subsidize the cutting down of lumber, this technical term being stumpage. then that lets them charge a subsidized low price when the product hits the u.s. border. we have determined preliminarily that those problems, while they vary from one province to another, in some cases are as high as roughly 25%, and on average, are around 20%. so they're quite material items. so what -- the preliminary decision that was put out yesterday imposes those counterveiling duties on soft wood lumber from canada. those duties will be collected starting today, and they will be collected on retroactive basis going back 90 days. because it was 90 days ago that the kcanadians were put on notie of this being an inappropriate process. what it amounts to is the following. there is roughly $15 billion worth of hard wood -- soft wood lumber uses in houses in this country, and about 31% of that comes from the canadians. so that's roughly $5 billion a year. 2

provinces sets a charge for the loggers to use when they're taking trees down. in the u.s., it is all open market. it's all market face prices. so the provinces subsidize the cutting down of lumber, this technical term being stumpage. then that lets them charge a subsidized low price when the product hits the u.s. border. we have determined preliminarily that those problems, while they vary from one province to another, in some cases are as high as roughly 25%, and on average, are around 20%....

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theu.s. holocaustmemorial museum's days of remembrance ceremony. it's held in the ro th tundra. every president has participated until the s in the ceremony. the president is now signaling that he is willing to delay the fight over funding his border wall to avoid a government shutdown at midnight on friday. notably, that will be the eve of his 100th day in office. and on the foreign policy front this morning, a new challenge by north korea, conducting what is being called a large scale, live fire drill, as it marks another important anniversary. that as u.s. warships, including a guided warship submarine arrives at the korean peninsula with a the show of force. we have our correspondents on the korean peninsula and at the white house. let's start with peter alexander at the white house. good morning. the president, it seems, backing away from a showdown over funding the border wall. same time, he's continuing to insist that it gets built. >> that's exactly the case right now. the president days ago had said the demand for this budget resolution, this spending bill that had to

the u.s. holocaust memorial museum's days of remembrance ceremony. it's held in the ro th tundra. every president has participated until the s in the ceremony. the president is now signaling that he is willing to delay the fight over funding his border wall to avoid a government shutdown at midnight on friday. notably, that will be the eve of his 100th day in office. and on the foreign policy front this morning, a new challenge by north korea, conducting what is being called a large scale,...

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inu.s. history.here is what we know so far. it calls for lowering the business tax rate to 15%, doubling the standard deduction and repeeling the estate tax or death tax. here was chief economic adviser gary cohen just moments ago. >> we have a once in a generation opportunity to do something really big. president trump has made tax reform a priority, and we have a republican congress that wants to get it done. the president is going to seize this opportunity by leading the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986, and one of the biggest tax cuts in the american history. this isn't going to be easy. doing big things never is. we'll be attacked from the left and we'll be attacked from the right, but one thing is certain. i would never, ever bet against this president. he will get this done for the american people. >> again, lowering business tax rate to 15%, doubling the standard deduction and calling for a repeal of the death tax. i am katy tur. it is 2:00 on the east coast. we'll look at the roadblocks that could wreck president trump's plan and whether it's a bigge

in u.s. history. here is what we know so far. it calls for lowering the business tax rate to 15%, doubling the standard deduction and repeeling the estate tax or death tax. here was chief economic adviser gary cohen just moments ago. >> we have a once in a generation opportunity to do something really big. president trump has made tax reform a priority, and we have a republican congress that wants to get it done. the president is going to seize this opportunity by leading the most...